Gallery: 2013 U.S. ‘cross nats, U23 men

Caley Fretz snaps the action as Logan Owen wins the under-23 race at the 2014 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships

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Logan Owen (left) and Curtis White (center) should be Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Cal Giant stacked the front row, charging off the start line en masse on the first lap. The team would go on to take four of the top five spots on the podium. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Owen already had a seven-second lead just a third of the way through the first lap, as his main rival Eckmann had a bad start. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Eckmann followed close behind on the first lap. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Eckmann chases Owen up the 5280 stairs on the second lap. The gap between the two hovered between 5 and 15 seconds all race. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Cody Keiser, another Cal Giant rider, chases in third. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Curtis White (Cyclocrossworld) was the only rider able to break up the Cal Giant train, finishing fourth behind Keiser. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Andrew Dillman (Bob’s Red Mill) chasing hard in sixth. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Skyler Mackey (Team Soundpony) leads a small group through a chicane. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Many of the U23s flew the flags of their schools. Michael Sampson will race again in his his Fort Lewis College kit in Sunday’s collegiate men’s race. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Owen never had a truly comfortable lead, as Eckmann was always just a few seconds back. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The 2014 nationals course is built around a large hill in Valmont Bike Park, including a few sharp drops and steep ramps back up. Racers made the most of their momentum in this section ahead of a steep uphill. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Keiser chases up a steep ramp. He would finish third, 2:22 behind teammate Owen. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Curtis White chasing. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Kolby Preble (Clif Bar Development Team) descends ahead of Skyler Trujillo (Boo Bicycles). Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Eckmann chases down Pete’s Plunge, named for course designer Pete Webber. It’s a nasty off-camber right-hand corner that descends off the course’s high point. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Ian McPherson (Clif Bar Development Team) running the 5280 steps. He would finish seventh on the day. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Yannick Eckmann’s older brother Robin finished eighth. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Kevin Fish (Super Squadra) finished ninth. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Joshua Johnson (Giant Factory) on Pete’s Plunge. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Nine in a row for Logan Owen. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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